This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between York City and Grays Athletic at 15:00 on Saturday, 17th April 2010 in the (Conference) Premier.
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York City prepare to entertain Grays Athletic at Bootham Crescent on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 3 of the 6 previous games, with the Minstermen winning just 1.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bootham Crescent was just last season, in December 2008, with Grays Ath. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Minstermen in a (Conference) Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 30 Mar | Grays Ath. | 0 - 4 | York City | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Apr | Grays Ath. | 1 - 0 | York City | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | York City | 0-1 | Grays Ath. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 09 Feb | York City | 2 - 0 | Grays Ath. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 22 Jan | Grays Ath. | 1 - 4 | York City | FAT |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Jan | York City | 1 - 1 | Grays Ath. | FAT |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Grays Ath. | 0 - 2 | York City | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
York City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Minstermen, with 5 goals against.
Grays Ath. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Blues have hit 5 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
York City's total of 77 points from their 42 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier. Grays Ath. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 42 games have yielded only 22 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| York City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 13 |
| Grays Ath. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Though York City are not exactly setting the world alight at Bootham Crescent in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| York City | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Grays Ath. | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |
